Citizens who reported that they have been diagnosed or treated for arthritis

Table

Unit %

Year 2023 Year 2022 Year 2020 Year 2017 Year 2014 Year 2011
Province
New Brunswick
21.2
20.2 - 22.2
19.8
18.8 - 20.8
19.2
18.5 - 19.8
16.5
16.0 - 17.1
17.4
16.9 - 17.9
18.0
17.5 - 18.5
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
17.7
16.0 - 19.5
16.3
14.7 - 17.9
16.2
14.9 - 17.4
14.4
13.5 - 15.3
15.4
14.4 - 16.4
16.2
15.1 - 17.3
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
26.3
23.9 - 28.8
23.1
20.7 - 25.4
23.2
21.6 - 24.8
19.3
18.1 - 20.5
20.3
19.2 - 21.4
21.2
20.0 - 22.4
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
20.4
18.4 - 22.4
22.5
19.9 - 25.1
19.4
18.0 - 20.7
17.9
16.7 - 19.0
17.6
16.6 - 18.7
18.4
17.3 - 19.6
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
16.3
13.1 - 19.4
14.5
11.7 - 17.2
18.2
15.9 - 20.5
12.8
11.3 - 14.2
13.4
11.7 - 15.0
15.8
14.0 - 17.6
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
26.2
22.4 - 29.9
22.7
18.0 - 27.3
22.8
19.7 - 25.8
17.9
15.5 - 20.3
22.2
18.9 - 25.5
20.9
18.3 - 23.5
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
20.3
17.2 - 23.4
18.0
15.1 - 20.8
16.6
14.8 - 18.4
15.1
13.6 - 16.6
16.0
14.2 - 17.8
16.3
14.8 - 17.7
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
26.6
22.8 - 30.5
22.8
19.2 - 26.4
20.0
17.0 - 23.0
17.1
14.9 - 19.4
18.3
15.6 - 20.9
16.1
14.3 - 18.0
Age
18-64
14.9
13.8 - 15.9
13.1
12.0 - 14.3
13.0
12.2 - 13.7
11.9
11.3 - 12.4
13.2
12.6 - 13.8
13.3
12.7 - 13.8
65 and over
37.9
36.0 - 39.9
37.6
35.8 - 39.3
35.8
34.6 - 37.1
31.1
30.0 - 32.2
33.8
32.6 - 35.0
38.7
37.4 - 40.1
Gender
Female
24.8
23.5 - 26.1
24.2
22.8 - 25.5
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Male
17.4
16.0 - 18.9
15.3
13.8 - 16.8
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
13.2
9.1 - 17.3
12.4
8.2 - 16.5
15.0
11.6 - 18.4
n/a
n/a
n/a
Language
Most comfortable in English
23.9
22.6 - 25.2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Most comfortable in French
13.7
12.1 - 15.3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Comfortable in both English and French
19.0
15.7 - 22.2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
33.4
25.4 - 41.4
34.4
25.1 - 43.6
21.8
17.3 - 26.3
19.2
16.4 - 22.0
20.1
16.6 - 23.7
19.4
15.9 - 22.9
Immigrant
Immigrants
9.6
7.1 - 12.1
16.9
13.1 - 20.7
12.2
9.9 - 14.5
11.8
9.8 - 13.8
n/a
n/a
Education level
High school or less
25.4
23.4 - 27.4
25.8
23.8 - 27.8
23.9
22.8 - 25.1
21.0
20.1 - 21.9
21.5
20.6 - 22.4
22.2
21.4 - 23.1
Postsecondary
19.5
18.4 - 20.7
17.1
16.0 - 18.3
16.1
15.3 - 16.9
13.6
13.0 - 14.2
14.8
14.2 - 15.5
14.8
14.1 - 15.4
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
36.6
32.4 - 40.7
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Household income
Less than $30,000
27.9
25.1 - 30.7
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$30,000 to less than $60,000
22.3
20.4 - 24.2
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$60,000 or more
18.0
16.7 - 19.3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
8.3
6.0 - 10.6
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size

About

This indicator is the percentage of citizens who reported that they have been diagnosed or treated for arthritis.

Source

New Brunswick Health Council, Primary Health Survey and Primary Care Survey

Calculations

This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of respondents who answered "yes" by the number of respondents who answered "yes or no" to the question: Has any health professional ever diagnosed you with or treated you for any of the following chronic health conditions: a) Arthritis

Notes

The 2020 edition of the Primary Health Survey (PHS) was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the pandemic did not influence the survey’s response rate, NBHC had to assess the impact of surveying during the pandemic. Accordingly, advanced statistical analyses were performed to allow for comparison between the results obtained in 2020 and those obtained in previous PHS cycles. Despite these analyses, users are advised to use the PHS 2020 data with caution, especially when creating estimates for small sub-populations or when comparing it to other PHS editions.

Unit

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

PH_CHCAR_1

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